Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 II Art Lens | The Standard Zoom for Us All

[@GastonShutters]

Finally a smaller 24-70 for the SL system. Great review

[@LoFiAxolotl]

$1200 is an absolutely insane price for a lens this good... Sigma really knocking it out of the park with the last few lenses they released... i prefer the 28-70 because i don't shoot that wide often and the weight difference is still noticeable... but $1200... that's literally a steal... and you know once the new Lumix camera releases there will probably sales on the L Mount version

[@loganwebb5449]

What a slam dunk. Sigma has been killing it lately.

[@PhotoTrekr]

If someone is just starting to build their system and money is a consideration, this Sigma 24-70 II is a great alternative. If rumors are true and there will be a Sony 24-70 f2 GM later this year, I'll be interested in that lens.

[@benjhaisch]

I keep hearing rumblings about that. I feel like it would have to be MASSIVE, but I’d love to see it be done!

[@thenateblack]

Love this comparison - thanks for the info on the new lens! 🙌🏼

[@WillyMouna]

i am losing too much with the 28-70 for doing books of couples and models, weedings etc? i bought it with the 50 1.8. will be my first lens for all around. or should i take the 24-70 I or II

[@benjhaisch]

For photo, no. For video, I think 24mm would be helpful.

[@enjoygary]

Do you think this art lens is significantly better than the contemporary zoom lens? In terms of sharpness

[@benjhaisch]

I probably wouldn’t buy this just for the sharpness difference, but it does seem optically better, yes.

[@joecool2162]

You added L mount since I last viewed your feed. Just subscribed. Great piece but still can not decide between the 24-70 II or the 28-70.

[@camelotvanerven9667]

Thanks for your honest review.

[@geoffreybassett6741]

Everyone complains about the weight of the Leica 24-90 but it has very low CA and incredible contrast at all focal lengths and focus distances. Was considering selling it to buy this lens and pocketing the difference, but with how much CA shows up there is no way I could switch.

[@benjhaisch]

yeah it's a great lens and leica making adaptive ISO to work with the changing aperture is great. I've carried it for full shoots and wedding days before though and while is amazing, I wasn't a fan of the size/weight :)

[@vincepetitjean]

the subtle a9iii as a prop

[@MackJulion]

I muuuuuuch prefer the size of the 28-70 from Sigma if I’m purchasing a zoom in that range. Yet, 24mm is great to be able to zoom out to. Great review Ben.

[@SuLu_B]

Maybe it's just my shooting style, but I CAN'T live without 24mm on the wide angle of a standard zoom. I've tried shooting weddings with the Tamron 35-150 and simply couldn't get the coverage I wanted with 35 and I'm sure I'd feel similar with 28. I just love 24mm as an establishing shot, especially when I need to get certain shots within a fast time frame.

[@LoFiAxolotl]

@@SuLu_B the wider the focal length the bigger the difference... 24 -> 28 is already a decent difference but 24 -> 35 is pretty huge... i don't shoot weddings and i really don't need 24mm but for $1200... the difference to the 28-70 just monetarily isn't all that big... and the size and weight difference neither... this lens is gonna make a big impact i think... the Pana and Sony competitors are almost twice as expensive... and A LOT heavier... while being optically not all that much better (if at all)

[@SuLu_B]

@@LoFiAxolotl I had the original 24-70 GM years ago and sold it to buy the Tamron (I needed more reach and decided a 35-150 was more useful than a 70-200 for me). I used a 24 GM on an a7iv and used a lot of crop mode to get to 36 equivalent, and kept the Tamron on the FX6. I just bought the 24-70 GM2 a couple weeks ago and am so excited to have my beloved 24-70 back lol. I only have the GM lenses because I make money with them, back when I was just shooting stills as a hobby, I could never justify the price differences. I agree this new Sigma is going to be awesome for those people that don't need "the best available"!

[@LoFiAxolotl]

@@SuLu_B optically the Sony or Panasonic or Leica really aren’t „better“ they all have flaws… nothing particularly wrong with either of the 4 options I don’t have anything against the Sony lens but if I was to shop for a 24-70 today it wouldn’t be the Sony… and I’ve been shooting professionally for almost 40 years now, especially as a business I have to justify the price… as it’s for a business… for private use I can just buy a Leica Q3 to play around with the only one who could be saying no to that is my husband and he loves fun cameras just as much as me… for my studio my accountant would just laugh at me and send me links to other lenses that are more affordable but with similar optical performance

[@SuLu_B]

@@LoFiAxolotl I think for stills you have a good point, but I mostly shoot video with a bit of stills. The LOCA isn't easily fixed in video, and neither is the focus breathing. Those two are major reasons why the vast majority of my personal lenses are Sony GM that work focus breathing compensation in my camera bodies. The two that aren't have extremely low distortion (no lens profile correction required) and no noticeable focus breathing. Those are things that are very important to me. I can't have the edges of the frame pulsating while filming a talking head segment!

[@diormeeny5525]

What presets were you using with the Lumix?

[@_parkphoto]

My gosh that's some insane LOCA... Do you think it'll be solved by the lens profile when it's full release?

[@benjhaisch]

The 28-70 never was fixed and I used the available profiles ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@_parkphoto]

@@benjhaisch good to know!

[@benjhaisch]

It does only show up in extreme contrast like these examples, but if you do a lot like this, something to look out for

[@_parkphoto]

@@benjhaisch gotcha yeah that’s helpful!

[@mr.k5865]

Damn, this has a large 82 thread. Won't fit any of my 77 and smaller filters and you can't use an adaptor for going bigger, only smaller. Will have to pass as I'm not about to repurchase my extensive filter library for one lens. Looks great though.

[@Goknights2018]

How's this lens in comparison to the s pro 24-70?

[@benjhaisch]

I haven’t used it, sorry! But that thing is HUGE

[@KillerTacos54]

Fantastic video

[@creativegreatsvisuals]

Nothing beats the Leica 24-70 2.8 for s5ii or x

[@benjhaisch]

Isn’t the Leica 24-70/2.8 a repackaged Sigma 24-70/2.8 V1?

[@creativegreatsvisuals]

@@benjhaisch not a chance . Not even close sigma v1 continuous auto focus is laughable on the s5ii compared to the pro Leica glass for lumix

[@benjhaisch]

@@creativegreatsvisuals did you watch the Leica Store Miami video when it came out? They basically said it was :)

[@creativegreatsvisuals]

@@benjhaisch if u have used it it’s clearly not the same lens I’ve used both .right away there are issues with auto focus compared to Leica . Panasonic 24-70 pro Leica glass has wonderful reviews and some say it’s one of the best 24-70 lenses ever made . I agree

[@creativegreatsvisuals]

@@benjhaisch send me the link .also I talked with a Leica rep before and they felt the Panasonic 24-70 2.8 pro was the same as the Leica 24-70 2.8 and a way better buy

[@joetrent4753]

Even with CA on the Sony and Sigma you can’t escape the annoying orange and teal trend 😁.

[@Wildridefilms]

About the LOCA, it'll get better as you stop down. You might want to stop down anyway to get more DOF when shooting up close.

[@benjhaisch]

Sure, I obviously tried to make as an extreme of an example as possible to properly show it, but stopping down almost always helps :)

[@blakehfreeman]

385 grams 🥴

[@benjhaisch]

Got dyslexic for a hot second, but wrote it correctly ;)

[@blakehfreeman]

@@benjhaisch Giving you a hard time, great vid